Psalms 65:10

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Thou waterest its furrows abundantly; Thou settlest the ridges thereof: Thou makest it soft with showers; Thou blessest the springing thereof.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

פָּ֤קֽ͏ַדְתָּ הָאָ֨רֶץ ׀ וַתְּשֹׁ֪קְקֶ֡הָ רַבַּ֬ת תַּעְשְׁרֶ֗נָּה פֶּ֣לֶג אֱ֭לֹהִים מָ֣לֵא מָ֑יִם תָּכִ֥ין דְּ֝גָנָ֗ם כִּי־כֵ֥ן תְּכִינֶֽהָ

Transliteration

pāqaḏtā hāʾāreṣ wattəšōqəqehā rabbaṯ taʿšrennâ peleḡ ʾĕlōhîm mālēʾ māyim tāḵîn dəḡānām kî-thus təḵînehā

Grammar Details

*pāqaḏtā*: verb, Qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you have visited/attended to
*hā-ʾāreṣ*: article with noun, feminine singular - the earth/land
*wa-ttəšōqəqehā*: conjunction waw (and) with verb, Polel imperfect with waw consecutive, 2nd person masculine singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - and you water it abundantly
*rabbaṯ*: adverb - greatly/abundantly
*taʿšrennâ*: verb, Hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - you enrich it
*peleḡ*: noun, masculine singular construct - stream/canal of
*ʾĕlōhîm*: noun, masculine plural form (used as singular) - God
*mālēʾ*: adjective, masculine singular - full of
*māyim*: noun, masculine plural - water
*tāḵîn*: verb, Hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you prepare
*dəḡānām*: noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their grain
*kî*-*ḵēn*: conjunction (because) with adverb - because thus
*təḵînehā*: verb, Hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - you prepare it

Word Meanings

*pāqaḏtā*: you have visited/attended to/cared for/inspected
*wattəšōqəqehā*: you water it abundantly/soak it/cause it to overflow
*taʿšrennâ*: you enrich it/make it wealthy/make it fertile
*peleḡ*: stream/canal/channel/irrigation ditch
*mālēʾ*: full/filled/abundant
*tāḵîn*: you prepare/establish/make ready
*dəḡānām*: their grain/corn/produce
*təḵînehā*: you prepare it/establish it/make it ready

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 147:8 : 8 Who covereth the heavens with clouds, Who prepareth rain for the earth, Who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.
1 Cor 3:6-7 : 6 I planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase. 7 So then neither is he that planteth anything, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.
Deut 32:2 : 2 My doctrine shall drop as the rain; My speech shall distil as the dew, As the small rain upon the tender grass, And as the showers upon the herb.

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